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Half of children with ASD attempt wandering and elopement

Half of children with ASD attempt wandering and elopement

By Jessy McCulloch, Events & Social Media Marketing Coordinator, AHSS
We’ve spoken a lot about the dangers of wandering and elopement in our loved ones with autism. And yet with statistics showing that roughly half (48%) of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder attempt to elope from a safe environment, it’s a subject that really can’t be talked about enough. Recently the parents of two autistic boys (10 and 8 years old) on Long Island won the right for their kids to wear GPS tracking devices to class.

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Aging into Adulthood with Autism

Aging into Adulthood with Autism By Jonathan Slack, Market Research & Development Specialist In the next decade about 500,000 individuals with autism will age into adulthood. Estimates claim that from there the number will increase – after all about 80% of individuals on the autism spectrum are... Read More
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